Minister of State for Schools, and Jackie Doyle-Price MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities, together with health care professionals, on implementation plans for the green paper.

A new app, called Nujjer, combines a highly sensitive wristband which monitors user activity, sleep patterns and eating frequency with a smartphone application. The app has a range of educational sessions that target diet, physical activity and mental resilience.
Psychiatrists at the Trust helped to develop motivational messaging, to help individuals reach goals such as reducing weight and increasing physical activity.

In a pioneering move, West London Mental Health NHS Trust has teamed up with its One You Ealing service and Mental Health First Aid to provide valuable mental health first aid training to staff from local MPs’ constituency offices.

Shocking evidence of discrimination against people with severe mental illness has been uncovered by the Liberal Democrats, as a national survey reveals that a flagship treatment programme for psychosis is not being properly delivered in most parts of the country.

The £23 million funding is part of a major programme of improvement and investment by NHS England which will see a total of 30,000 additional women getting specialist mental health care, in person and through online consultations including over skype, during the early stages of motherhood, supported by a total of £365m, by 2021.

People who have experienced abuse, neglect and other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as living with domestic violence during their childhood are at much greater risk of mental illness throughout life.

The Health and Education Committees hears from the Children's Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, and education providers, on new proposals for the green paper in a joint inquiry on mental health provision for children and young people.

The Scottish Government plans to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol on 1 May 2018. Its favoured rate is 50 pence. The Welsh National Assembly is currently considering the introduction of a minimum unit price for Wales. In a new briefing note published today, IFS researchers show that this proposed 50 pence minimum unit price would have a big impact on prices.